Asuchillo Beach Break Wind Stats

This image shows how commonly and how strongly the wind blows from different directions over a normal June. The biggest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue implies the strength, with dark blue showing the strongest winds. It is based on 3506 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Asuchillo Beach Break, located 42 km away (26 miles). There are not enough recording stations world wide to use actual wind data. Invevitably some coastal places have very localized wind effects that would not be predicted by NWW3. According to the model, the prevailing wind at Asuchillo Beach Break blows from the SSW. If the rose graph shows a fairly circular pattern, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Asuchillo Beach Break. Converseley, dominant spokes represent favoured directions, and the more the darkest shade of blue, the stronger the wind. Spokes point in the direction the wind blows from. During a typical June, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (light blue) about 27% of the time (8 days each June) and blows offshore 79% of the time (24 days in an average June). Over an average June winds exceeding >40kph (25mph) are not expected, but 3 have winds on the range 30-40 (19-25) at Asuchillo Beach Break

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